Although most Nonesuch Explorer sessions were ethnographic ones, recorded in the field by the label's engineers – this one's a studio session, recorded in New York by a group that's reputedly from Ghana, but which seems to be kind of a "fake" one from our perspective. Why? Well, ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(70s pressing with Warner text. Cover has minimal aging, and is great overall.)
King Sunny Ade —
Juju Music ... LP Mango, 1982. Near Mint- ...
$24.99
King Sunny Ade's first major label LP, that helped him bring his juju music to the world. The blueprint of juju's laid down hear, with loads of intertwining guitar lines and tallking drums chattering away in a driving but never-too-busy fashion underneath. Includes "Sunny Ti De Arya", ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(US pressing. Cover has lightly bent corners.)
King Sunny Ade —
Message ... LP Sunny Alade (Nigeria), 1981. Near Mint- ...
Just Sold Out!
Great Nigerian work from King Sunny Ade – with cuts that include "Baba Orun A Mbe O", "Igbala Ni Mofe", "Mo Beru Oruko T'Aiye Nje", "Alahji Rasaq Ogbara", and "Ma J'Aiye Oni". LP, Vinyl record album
(A great copy!)
King Sunny Ade & His African Beats —
Ajoo ... LP Makossa, 1983. Near Mint- ...
Just Sold Out!
A nice set from King Sunny Ade, licensed to the Makossa label, but in the style of his African recordings, featuring a number of shorter compositions strung together into side-longsuites. Hypnotic guitar lines and gentle diatonic melodies float over propulsive percolating percussion, with ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Kind of hard to put a finger on the style of Jho Archer – which is probably why they used the phrase "many talents" in the title of this one! Jho's got a bit of Caribbean in his vocals – traces of calypso and Haitian soul, inflected with a hipper French approach to the ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Yellow label stereo pressing. Cover has some ring and edge wear, split bottom seam parially held with clear tape, a bit of paper stuck at the bottom, splitting in the spine, and a Demonstration stamp in back.)
Ashanti Brothers Band —
Kill Me & Fly ... LP Philips (Ghana), 1978. Fair ...
$9.99
Crisp sparkling Afro pop from this Ghanian band. Uptempo grooves are peppered with chirping guitars and bubbling percussion on this set of nice easy African grooves. 7 tracks in all, including "Kill Me & Fly", "Onipa Retu ne Nan", "Saa Na Yede Beye Wo", "Asem ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has heavy wear, aging, old tape on the seams, and flaky rips on the opening.)
Fred Fisher Atalobhor & His Ogiza Dance Band —
African Carnival ... LP Vampi Soul (Spain), Late 70s/1980s. Near Mint- 2LP ...
$29.99
Funky African work from Fred Fisher – a Nigerian trombonist who crafted his own unique groove at the end of the 70s! Fred both sings and plays trombone – the latter with a Fred Wesley-like soulfulness – and his rhythms here are really wide-ranging, and embrace a host of new ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
An unusual album from singer Tedd Brown – who mixes in a blend of jazz, blues, and calypso styles to his music! (Blues, Global Grooves)LP, Vinyl record album
(Blue label pressing, with deep groove! Cover looks great on front – but is split on top seam, and partly split on the bottom.)
Two side-long ragas – with tablas from Faiyaz Khan and sitar from Debabrata Chaudhuri! LP, Vinyl record album
(60s UK pressing, in brown back flipback cover.)
Don Cherry/Nana Vasconcelos/Collin Walcott —
Codona ... LP ECM, 1978. Near Mint- ...
$39.99
A mellow but striking blend of world and jazz styles – featuring Walcott on a variety of Indian instruments, Cherry on trumpet, flute, Doussn'Gouni, and voice, and Vasconcelos on berimbau, cuica, and percussion. Titles include "Codona", "Mumakata", "New Light", ... (Jazz, Global Grooves)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(US pressing. Cover has a cutout notch, bent a bit at the spine, and is bent at the bottom right corner.)
Gaston Dino Ciarlo —
Los Tanos ... LP Sondor (Uruguay), 1983. Very Good Gatefold ...
$49.99
Very moody work from the Uruguayan scene – mostly acoustic guitar and vocals, with some light arrangements from Richard Kyriam from time to time – which nicely underscores the dark currents in Dino's vocals! LP, Vinyl record album
(Inside gatefold cover might have an autograph from the artist, but we can't verify it.)
There's nothing quite like the voice of Nahawa Doumbi – a sound that's lean and powerful at once, haunting and heartfelt, and served up here on a set of tunes that were originally only issued on cassette in her homeland of Mali! The music features really deft guitar work from N'Gou Bagayoko ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Eboni Band —
Eboni Band ... LP Eboni, Early 80s. Near Mint- ...
$14.9919.99
A really unique record, and one with a very unusual pedigree – as the group features key members of some acts from the Ivory Coast in the late 70s, mixed with various Motown session players in the studio – all in a way that offers up a completely different take on Cali soul from the ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Lots of groovers from this combo who were big on the Parisian scene of the 70s – titles that include "Jumbolo", "One Favor", "Music Is Revolution", "Gardez Derier", "Which One Is Me Home", and "Don't Bite The Hand". LP, Vinyl record album
A South African jazz set from the end of the 60s, but one with a different vibe than some of the rest – as the group have a lean style that still also seems to mix a fair bit of Township elements in with the jazz – which makes for tracks that have a wonderfully playful mix of modes, and ... (Jazz, Global Grooves)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Four long tracks from guitarist Franco and singer Tabu Ley Rochereau – tracks that include "Omona Wapi", "Ngungi", "Lisanga Ya Ba Nganga", and "Kabassele In Memoriam". LP, Vinyl record album
A later classic from this legendary Korean guitarist – prested in SX-74 Sound! (Rock, Global Grooves)LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear, vinyl is great.)
I Delfini —
I Delfini ... LP CDB (Italy), Mid 1960s. Very Good ...
$99.99
A really great beat group record from the 60s Italian scene – served up by a quartet who've definitely learned a sense of harmony from The Beatles! (Rock, Global Grooves)LP, Vinyl record album
(Top cover seam is split, and bottom seam has light tape – but cover is nice overall.)
A great little album of percussion grooves – hidden under a package that looks like it's going to be a lot more rootsy, but which ends up sounding like some of the hipper conga-heavy sessions on labels like Liberty or GNP from the late 50s. Jackson plays much of the percussion, but there's ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Gold label pressing. Cover has light wear and a bumped corner.)
A very cool set of upbeat Caribbean grooves – definitely enough to wuk up your posterior! LP, Vinyl record album
(Vinyl is nice and clean, but has two short clicks.)
Los Golden Boys —
Cumbia De Juventud ... LP Discos Fuentes/Mississippi, Mid 60s. Near Mint- ...
$11.99
Youthful cumbia from Los Golden Boys – a combo with a spirit that really lives up to their name – and which is served up here with some very cool use of organ next to more familiar cumbia rhythms! The instrument is lean and spacey – almost otherworldly – and the quality ... (Latin, Global Grooves)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Recent 160 gram vinyl.)
Baaba Maal & Mansour Seck —
Djam Leelii ... LP Mango, 1989. Near Mint- ...
Just Sold Out!
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(Cover has a light corner bend, but looks great overall.)
After hitting big success with Paul Simon's Graceland album in the mid 80s, Warners kind of had a little burst of renewed activity in recording the sorts of artists they paid attention to more in the glory days of the late 60s/early 70s record industry boom. Fortunately, Miriam Makeba benefitted ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A killer collection of work from this legendary group – one who blended jungle percussion with very cool electronics – all in a funky 70s mode! The set includes three tracks from the verrrrry hard to find fourth album – "Jungle Juice", "Man from Takoradi", and ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Funky soul, but with deeper roots too – a killer set from Matata – a group from Kenya, but one who arrived on the London scene in the 70s – where their blend of African roots and American soul really took the group by storm! There's a fantastic influence here from James Brown ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Bala Miller & The Great Music Pirameeds Of Africa —
Pyramids ... LP Afrodisia (Nigeria), 1979. Near Mint- ...
$19.99
Bala Miller's got a great pan-African group here – one that's more from the western side of the scene, despite the pyramids mentioned in their name – with players hailing from Ghana, Nigeria, and Cameroon – all coming together in a mighty righteous style! The music is fairly ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(2016 EU reissue on PMG. Includes the heavy inner sleeve.)
Mad grooves from the Ethiopian scene of the 70s – featuring work by the enigmatic Mulatu, plus some of the other extra-cool artists on that country's groundbreaking soul and funk scene! Mulatu plays Fender Rhodes and organ on his tracks – grooving with a slow, snakey approach that's ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A big crossover hit for Osibisa – a record that has the group softening up their groove slightly from the heady days of the Roger Dean album covers, yet still retaining enough Afro Funk to keep things interesting! If anything, the rhythms here are a bit pan-global – sometimes hard and ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has edge & surface wear, small sticker, split seam spots on all sides.)
Insane grooves from arranger Mustafa Ozkent – an artist who was to Turkey what Lalo Schifrin was to the US in the 70s! Like Lalo, Mustafa had a great ear for mixing funkier rhythms and fuller orchestrations – often with odd instrumental twists and turns that bubble over with a fair bit ... (Rock, Global Grooves)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A record that's a stunning departure for reedman Tony Scott – a set that's completely different than his more straight ahead jazz on the American scene in the 50s! The set is an early step on a spiritual journey that Scott would continue overseas in years to come – an initial moment of ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Mid 60s release of some earlier sides recorded by Ravi in India – classic work with Ali Akbar Khan on sarod, plus Alla Rakha on tabla and Ashkish Kumar on tanpura. The album features two long ragas, each making up a side of the record – "Raga Shree" and "Raga Sindhu ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear, a few small stains, and a small trace of a price sticker.)
(German Hansa pressing. Cover has some edge wear, bent corners, small center split and some gloss separation at the spine, and a name in silver marker in front.)
Ekuka Morris Sirikiti —
Ekuka ... LP Nyege Nyege Tapes (Uganda), Late 1970s/1980s. Near Mint- 2LP ...
$39.99
Mighty raw work on thumb piano from Ekuka Morris Sirikiti – mostly pulled from radio broadcasts in northern Uganda, and served up here with a very timeless vibe! Most tracks feature vocals and percussion alongside Ekuka's lead instrument – which itself has some of the chromatic warmth ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Heavy heady funk from the 70s Nigerian scene – a wicked little record that's unlike anything else we've heard before! SJOB is a combo made from ex-members of the group of Sonny Okosuns – all top-shelf players who've clearly got their chops down in the groove department, but are also ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Late 80s issue. Includes inner sleeves and booket – which has a sticker. Box has some aging, a few split corners held by clear tape, and light surface wear.)
Anibal Troilo Y Su Orquesta Tipica —
Para Vos Homero ... LP RCA (Argentina), 1950s. Very Good ...
$4.99
Mikey Young —
You Feelin' Me? ... LP Castle Face, Early/Mid 2010s. Near Mint- ...
$14.99
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(2019 US black vinyl pressing. Cover is bent a bit at the top right corner.)
Slim Young —
Bisa ... LP Coconut (Nigeria), 1987. Fair ...
$9.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Vinyl plays with crackles and surface noise. NOTE – the bottom half of the cover is stained, split bottom seam, surface wear.)
Alexis Zoumbas —
Alexis Zoumbas ... LP Orpheum/Mississippi, Late 1920s. Near Mint- ...
$14.99
Astonishing work from Alexis Zoumbas – a Greek musician from the early days of the 78rpm recording, and one who plays violin with the dexterity of Paganini, but in ways that are much more rootsy and fokloric overall! Zoumbas' classic 78s have recently gotten new attention on an excellent ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A second volume of ethnographic field recordings – an intriguing portrait of music not often captured on tape. While the title describes the rituals the music was meant to accompany as "witchcraft", the ceremonies are healing and, in some cases, celebratory, such as weddings and ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Original Nonesuch pressing. Cover has light wear, but looks great overall.)
Various —
Africa Dances ... LP Authentic, 1950s/1960s/1970s. Near Mint- ...
$34.99
A collection of rare African tracks – with work by Kale-Roger and Rochereau with OK Jazz Orchestra, Bantous De La Capitale, Ahamano's Guitar Band, Broadway Dance Band, Dele Ojo & His Star Brothers Band, SE Rogers, Miss Smodern, Leribe, John Mwale, Peter Tsotsi, Nachil Pilchen, Equater ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono pressing. Cover has a small bump in one corner, but is great overall.)
Afro Funky – and some great rare music! This one's a killer batch of rare funk tracks from 70s Africa – with the feel of Nigeria 70, Club Africa, and some of our best Afro Funk compilations – a bit thin on notes, but with a track list that kicks some serious booty! In fact, we ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Highly percussive sounds from the kingdom of Buganda – an area that predates the formation of modern day Uganda, and which has an equally ancient sound to its music! The work here is served up on a variety of instruments – percussion, drums, flutes, and stringed instruments – but ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Limited 2021 issue on purple vinyl. Cover has a hype sticker.)
Dj Qbico usually gives us grooves from other parts of the planet – but here, he focuses on rare vintage singles from the US – but all tracks that borrow nicely from other styles around the globe! In other words, the set features American artists working with touches of Eastern, Mid-Easte ... (Funky Compilations, Global Grooves)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
One of the most important albums to present the sounds of Bali to the world at large – not just because the set perfectly captures the sharper, more bracing sound of Balinese gamelan, but also because it includes an extended recording of the famous "monkey chant"! The first half of ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Teal label stereo pressing with RL etch. Cover has light wear and aging.)
Hawaiian compilation featuring Glenn Pinho, John Lincoln, Breezin', Byl Leonard, Bert Bascone, Cooper's Still, Wedell Ing, Country Living, Hoapili, Shak-Bait, Norm Su'a and Starbird, and Kawika. LP, Vinyl record album
Frantically funky club from Lagos – an amazing collection of post-Fela work from the Nigerian scene, lots of it with the kind of uptempo grooves you'd expect from the "disco" in the title! Yet the sound here is hardly the type you'd find over at Studio 54 – as most cuts here ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A groundbreaking array of material from the first in a legendary series of festivals – the important Womad concerts of the 80s, which were a crucial effort in opening the doors to a globe's amount of music! Womad was famously helmed by Peter Gabriel, who was drawing on many currents of ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Heady sounds from a variety of different scenes – served up here in a compilation that was one of the first to turn western ears onto the sounds of the east! The music is a fuzzy blend of sounds from Southeast Asia, Korea, India, and even Turkey – and the package was one of the first ... (Rock, Global Grooves)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A compilation of the Nonesuch Explorer series. It's split up into The Far East, which features "Ketjak", "Baris", "Frong Song", "Ketawang", "Echigojishi", and "Shrine Music"; India, which contains "Ni Ri Ni Ri Ga Ma", "Jogia ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a tiny corner bump and light aging, but looks great overall.)
Sitar madness galore – and another fantastic entry in the Sitar Beat series – low on packaging, but heavy on exotic grooves! This volume may be one of the coolest in the run so far – as it's got 5 tracks that really go past the obvious – and offer up some great unusual ... (Funky Compilations, Global Grooves)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
"A high fidelity guide to the enchantment that awaits you in Japan, Bangkok, Hong Kong, and Singapore" – brought to you by Japan Air Lines. LP, Vinyl record album
(In the booklet cover, with light wear and aging.)
Popular cuts from Camroun, Ivory Coast, Upper Volta, Zaire, Senegal, and The Congo, with selections by Mekongo, Eba Aka Jerome, Kambou Clement, Pablo, Etoile De Dakar, and Menga Mokombi. LP, Vinyl record album
A wealth of popular cuts from Mali, Congo, Zaire, Cameroun, and the Central African Republic, with selections by Lea Lignanzi, Mensy, Vonga Aye, Moussa Doumbia, Pablo Lubadika Porthos, Jeff Louna, and Asi Kapela. LP, Vinyl record album
One of the coolest collections of underground Thai rock we've seen – and it certainly is The Heavier Sound Of the Luk Thung Underground – including a uniquely Thai vision flavored with a Black Sabbath riff, psych makeovers of Thai folklore, and a bunch great tunes that meld Bangkok life ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
The Nigerian scene might be best-remembered as a hotbed of Afro Funk in the 70s – but during the same key stretch, the nation also gave rise to a heady rock underground, too – one that often mix psychedelic inspirations with some of the soul and funk that were coming from the bigger ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
It's easy to wake up with grooves this great – a searing back of 70s Afro Rock gems that are also surprisingly funky, too! The tunes here do a wonderful job of mixing psych currents and headier rhythms – a great blend of the burning Afro Funk trends that were happening in Nigeria at ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
The Heavenly Sweetness label celebrates its first ten years in business – with a special birthday present of all-exclusive unreleased tracks! This set doesn't look back at the previous decade of the label, but instead points the way forward – with a wonderful selection of newly-recorded ... (New Grooves, Global Grooves)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Limited numbered pressing in the paste-on cover – #23/70.)